Category: BC Politics
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BC’s Bill 31 a pretext for US takeover of Canada’s minerals
On October 20, BC Premier David Eby introduced Bill 31, The Energy Statutes Amendment Act. The legislation is being touted as a necessary measure to speed up “nation building projects” in the face of threats to Canada’s sovereignty from US President Donald Trump. When looked at in the larger context of Canada’s economic restructuring, however, the bill…
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Rise of residential school denialism reflects drive for more resource extraction
Millions of people across Canada paid solemn tribute to the Indigenous victims of the residential school system on September 30, the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. But even as awareness grows of the genocidal policies of residential schools, which operated coast-to-coast-to-coast from 1883 to 1997, there is also an alarming rise in residential school…